Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 28, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LT WING CTR L/E UPPER PLATING HAS CORROSION AND INTERIM REPAIR FROM STA XFS 341.500 TO XW 257.000. REMOVED INTERIM REPAIR AND FASTENERS. REMOVED CORROSION ON LT WING CTR L/E UPPER PLATING, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT CORROSION SKIN AREA. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (7075-T6 AL0.071), TWO FILLERS (7075-T6 AL0.063). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERIOR SURFACE AND FILLERS. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLERS ON LT WING CTR L/E UPPER PLATING, XFS 341.500 - XW 257.000, WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW EODHL-030560, ED-3388, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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